The Lariat won 16 awards at the annual Sun-Sentinel High School Journalism Awards held at Hollywood Hills High School on April 30, 2013. The awards honor the best student journalism in Broward County. The Lariat took home the following awards. Staffer of the year– Jeremy Haas Editorial Section– Honorable... Read more

The Lariat newspaper staff won a total of 19 Florida Scholastic Press Association awards. The awards were announced at the FSPA state convention in Orlando this past weekend. Students were awarded “honorable mention”, “Excellent”, and “All-Florida” which is the FSPA’s highest honor. The Lariat placed in the following categories.... Read more

BY OLIVIA PASCALE-WONG The CCHS class of 2014 hosted Cowboy Idol on Friday, May 19th, in the auditorium. Students came out to show off their talent, while friends and family filled the audience. Hosted by the previous 2013 Variety show hosts and Jake Miller, the night was filled with... Read more

BY DAVID DEACON The Cooper City Fashion Club has shown that they are about more than style this year by doing charitable events to help not just the community, but the globe. A recent charitable event that Fashion Club has organized is Headbands for Hope. For this charity, the... Read more

BY STACEY PASTERNAK The Animal Rights Awareness Association is a club new CCHS students may not know about, but one that some of the older CCHS attendees may remember. The club originated last year, and is currently being rekindled with the help of junior Sarah Park. Park, the club’s... Read more

BY RACHEL HAAS The Fashion Academy struck a pose once again at the 2013 Cooper City High Fashion Show on March 7th. The show surpassed the expectations of the parents and students who made up a full house for the event. CCHS’ very own auditorium was transformed into the... Read more

BY DAVID DEACON In order to help inspire her students in and out of the classroom, English teacher Tonya Jenkins is teaching ninth graders the many forms of poetic art. Jenkins, who has been teaching at Cooper City High for 13 years, has not spent much time on poetry... Read more

BY CHERINA EUDOVIQUE Cooper City High School’s National Honor Society has elected their new officers for the 2013-2014 school year and these new officers have an impressive legacy to live up to. The NHS here at CCHS is one of the more prestigious clubs at the school. Students are... Read more

BY DANIELLE ONAFRAYCHUK Relay for Life, an annual event in which participants walk to raise money for cancer patients, takes place at Western High School on April 6th and lasts a full 24 hours. Relay for Life is an event that was created in 1985 by Dr. Gordy Klatt... Read more

BY CHERINA EUDOVIQUE The Cooper City High School Auto Technician class has been preparing for the Ford and AAA Florida state-wide automotive competition. Auto shop has been around CCHS for over 3 decades and Daniel Sorrentino, the current instructor, has been teaching the class here for 26 years. He... Read more